FITTING ARRANGEMENT FOR A FRAME TO AN OPENABLE ELEMENT AND METHOD OF ARRANGING A FITTING ARRANGEMENT TO A FRAME OF AN OPENABLE ELEMENT

Abstract

A fitting arrangement (5, 23) for a frame (3) of an openable element having a first fitting part (10) configured to be arranged onto the frame, and a fixation device (9). The fixation device includes a sleeve (26) having exterior threads and interior threads, the sleeve being configured to be attached to an opening in the frame (3) by the exterior threads, and a wall screw (12) configured to extend through the sleeve into a wall next to the frame, attaching the sleeve to the wall, and the wall screw is rotatable relative to the sleeve. A fitting screw (25) is configured to fix the first fitting part (10) to the sleeve by engaging with the inner threads of the sleeve.

Claims

1. A fitting arrangement for a frame of an openable element, the fitting arrangement comprising: a first fitting part adapted to be arranged onto the frame; a fixation device comprising a sleeve having exterior threads and interior threads, the sleeve being adapted to be attached to an opening in the frame by means of the exterior threads; a wall screw configured to extend through the sleeve and adapted to engage into a wall next to the frame, such that the sleeve is adapted to be attached to the wall, wherein the wall screw is rotatable relative to the sleeve; a fitting screw configured to fix the first fitting part to the sleeve by engaging with the inner threads of the sleeve.

2. The fitting arrangement according to claim 1, further comprising a second fitting part adapted to be arranged to the openable element, the second fitting part being configured to engage with the first fitting part.

3. The fitting arrangement according to claim 2, wherein the first fitting part is configured to receive the second fitting part (11) when the openable element is moved into a closed state and wherein the second fitting part is removable from the first fitting part by movement of the openable element in an opening direction into an open state; wherein the first fitting part is formed to receive the second fitting part in a first position or in a second position, wherein the second fitting part is removable from the first fitting part when the second fitting part is in the first position and prevented from being removed from the first fitting part when the second fitting part is in the second position, and wherein the second fitting part is moved to the second position when a force is applied to the openable element in a direction substantially perpendicular to the opening direction.

4. The fitting arrangement according to claim 3, wherein the first fitting part comprises a slot and wherein the second fitting part is configured to move along the slot when the openable element is moved between the closed state and the open state.

5. The fitting arrangement according to claim 4, wherein the second fitting part is configured to, when received by the first fitting part, move from the first position to the second position in a direction substantially perpendicular to an extension direction of the slot.

6. The fitting arrangement according to claim 4, wherein the second fitting part has a neck portion which has a width smaller than or equal to a width of the slot.

7. The fitting arrangement according to claim 6, wherein the second fitting part has a head portion with a width that is larger than the width of the neck portion and larger than the width of the slot.

8. The fitting arrangement according to claim 7, wherein the first fitting part comprises at least one first abutment surface shaped to receive the head portion of the second fitting part when in the first position.

9. The fitting arrangement according to claim 8, wherein the head portion has a width, in a plane perpendicular to a movement direction between the first and the second position, that prevents movement along the slot, when the second fitting part is in in the second position.

10. The fitting arrangement according to claim 7, wherein the first fitting part comprises at least one second abutment surface configured to block the head portion from moving along the slot when the second fitting part is in the second position.

11. The fitting arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the openable element is a door, and the frame is a door frame.

12. The fitting arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the opening direction is perpendicular to an extension plane of the openable element.

13. The fitting arrangement according to claim 2, wherein the first fitting part is a first hinge part that is adapted to be arranged on a post of the frame at a hinge side of the openable element; the second fitting part is a second hinge part that is adapted to be arranged on the openable element that is openable relative to the frame; wherein the second hinge part, when the openable element is in a closed position, engages with the first hinge part such that separation of the first and second hinge parts is only enabled by movement of the openable element towards an open position.

14. The fitting arrangement according to claim 3, wherein the first fitting part is arranged to two fixation devices, longitudinal center lines of the two fixation devices form a line, and a longitudinal center line of the second part when in the first position is offset from said line by a distance of at least 2 mm.

15. A door arrangement comprising a door, a frame and at least one of the fitting arrangements according to claim 1 arranged to the frame and/or the door.

16. A method of arranging a fitting arrangement to a frame of an openable element, the method comprising the steps of: arranging a sleeve of a fixation device in an opening in the frame by means of exterior threads on said sleeve; arranging a wall screw through the sleeve and the frame into a wall next to the frame, such that the sleeve is attached to the wall; and arranging a first fitting part on the frame and attaching the first fitting part to the sleeve by a fitting screw engaging with interior threads in a hollow interior on the sleeve.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0044] The invention will in the following be described in more detail with reference to the enclosed drawings, wherein:

[0045] FIG. 1 shows a vertical view of a frame and an openable element according to an embodiment of the invention.

[0046] FIG. 2 shows a horizontal view of a frame and an openable element according to an embodiment of the invention.

[0047] FIG. 3 shows a horizontal view of a frame and an openable element according to an embodiment of the invention.

[0048] FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of a fitting arrangement with parts arranged onto a frame and an openable element according to an embodiment of the invention.

[0049] FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of a frame and two fitting arrangements according to an embodiment of the invention.

[0050] FIG. 6 shows a perspective view of a fitting arrangement according to an embodiment of the invention.

[0051] FIG. 7 shows a perspective view of a fitting arrangement according to an embodiment of the invention.

[0052] FIG. 8 shows a perspective view of a fitting arrangement according to an embodiment of the invention.

[0053] FIG. 9 shows a perspective view of a first fitting part of a fitting arrangement according to an embodiment of the invention.

[0054] FIG. 10 shows a side view of a fitting arrangement according to an embodiment of the invention.

[0055] FIG. 11 shows a perspective view of a fitting arrangement according to an embodiment of the invention.

[0056] FIG. 12 shows a side view of a fitting arrangement according to an embodiment of the invention.

[0057] FIG. 13 shows a perspective view of a fitting arrangement according to an embodiment of the invention.

[0058] FIG. 14 shows a perspective view of a fitting arrangement according to an embodiment of the invention.

[0059] FIG. 15 shows a perspective view of a fitting arrangement according to an embodiment of the invention.

[0060] FIG. 16 shows a side view of a fitting arrangement according to an embodiment of the invention.

[0061] FIG. 17 shows a side view of a fitting arrangement according to an embodiment of the invention.

[0062] FIG. 18 shows a perspective view of a fitting arrangement according to an embodiment of the invention.

[0063] FIG. 19 shows a perspective view of a fitting arrangement according to an embodiment of the invention.

[0064] FIG. 20 shows a top view of a fitting arrangement according to an embodiment of the invention.

[0065] FIG. 21 shows a perspective view of a hinge with a fitting arrangement.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

[0066] The present invention will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which preferred embodiments of the invention are shown. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. In the drawings, like numbers refer to like elements.

[0067] An openable element 1, here being a door, is illustrated in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, with a frame 3. Hereinafter orientational terms will be used, applicable for embodiments in which the opening direction of said openable element 1 is in a horizontal opening direction D1 and the extension of the openable element 1 in a vertical plane, which is normal for a door, but the present invention may be applicable also for an openable element 1 being oriented differently. For instance, the present invention may be applicable for an openable element 1 being a ceiling or floor shutter, for which the opening direction may be vertical. The openable element 1 may as well be for a locker, a cabinet or a safe.

[0068] In FIG. 1 the openable element 1 is illustrated from a vertical perspective such as the openable element 1 may be in a closed as well as an open state relative the frame 3. The frame 3 may comprise two posts 31, 32 and one lintel 33. The lintel 33 may be connected to the posts 31, 32, at two opposite sides of the lintel 33. In the illustrated embodiment the posts 31, 32 are perpendicular to the lintel 33 and mutually parallel. The openable element 1 is connected to the post 31 with hinges 6, 7 so as it is rotatable about an axis A1 extending through the hinges 6,7. A handle 8, by which the openable element 1 may be opened, is also seen.

[0069] In FIGS. 2 and 3 the openable element 1 is illustrated from a horizontal perspective, in a closed and an open state, respectively, relative the frame 3, the opening direction D1 here being to the left. An illustration of a closer perspective of the openable element 1 from a vertical perspective, in the open state, relative the frame 3, is shown in FIG. 4. Here the opening direction D1 is to the right.

[0070] In some of the illustrated embodiment, a fitting arrangement according to the invention may be described as comprising a fitting arrangement 5. The fitting arrangement 5 is illustrated to be arranged on the frame 3 and the openable element 1. The fitting arrangement 5 comprises a first fitting part 10 and a second fitting part 11. In the figures the first and second fitting parts 10, 11 of the fitting arrangement 5 are seen arranged onto the post 32 and the openable element 1, respectively.

[0071] The second fitting part 11 may also be seen in FIG. 3 whereas the first fitting part 10, in the illustrated embodiment, to some extent is concealed by the post 32, which it partly extends within. A screwing means 12 connecting the first fitting part 10 of the fitting arrangement 5 to the wall 2, through the post 32, is seen in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3. The screwing means 12 is part of a fixation device (9). The fixation device 9 comprises frame attachment means which is rotatable relative said screwing means 12, enabling translatory adjustment of the position of the post 32 when said screwing means 12 are screwed into the wall 2.

[0072] The second fitting part 11 may as well be a solid portion of the openable element 1.

[0073] At least one first fitting part 10 may also be possible to arrange onto a frame 3 portion extending perpendicular to the axis A1 of the and a second fitting part 11 on a corresponding surface of the openable element 1. In case of the openable element 1 being a door, a first fitting part 10 may thereby be arranged onto the lintel 33 as well as onto a doorpost 31, 32. Such an arrangement may especially prevent pry opening with a force applied at an upper portion of the openable element 1.

[0074] Embodiments in which the openable element 1, onto which the second fitting part 11 of the fitting arrangement 5 is arranged, is not rotatable about an axis A1, may also be possible, such as for which the openable element 1 is entirely removable from the frame 3, by a translatory movement. For such embodiments fitting arrangements 5 may be applicable on at least one pair of mutually opposite portions of a frame 3, relative an openable element 1.

[0075] In one embodiment in addition to at least one second fitting part 11 of a fitting arrangement 5, a latch is arranged onto the openable element 1 and in addition to at least one first fitting part 10 of a fitting arrangement 5, a latch receiving means is arranged onto the frame 3, e.g. onto the post 32.

[0076] Portions of the first fitting part 10 configured to interact with portions of the second fitting part 11 are seen in FIG. 9. The first fitting part 10 comprises a first abutment surface 18, a second abutment surface 19, optionally a first orientation portion 16 and further optionally guiding surfaces 20. The first fitting part 10 is configured to receive the second fitting part 11 in a first position by the first abutment surface 18 and in a second position by the second abutment surface 19. The second fitting part 11 is received at the second abutment surface 19 in the second position after movement of the second fitting part 11 from the first position in a forcing direction D2. A fitting arrangement 5 in a state corresponding to the closed state of the openable element 1 is illustrated without the frame 3 and the openable element 1 in FIG. 6 and in a closer perspective view in FIG. 8. Further, the fitting arrangement 5 is illustrated in an open state in FIG. 7.

[0077] The second fitting part 11 of the fitting arrangement 5 comprises a head portion 13, a neck portion 15, an attachment portion 21 and optionally an orientation portion 17. In the illustrated embodiment, the second fitting part 11 is rotational symmetric but other embodiments are also possible. The second fitting part 11 is configured to move along the opening direction D1 and engaging with the first fitting part 10 when closing the openable element 1 in the opposite of the opening direction D1. In the closed state of the openable element 1, as seen in FIGS. 6 and 8, the head portion 13 is inside the slot 14 of the first fitting part 10. The slot 14 is shaped and configured to receive the head portion 13 of the second fitting part 11 and to allow the head portion 13 to be movable within the first fitting part.

[0078] In FIG. 10 the first fitting part 10 and the second fitting part 11 of the fitting arrangement 5 are seen so as corresponding to the open state of the openable element 1. The attachment portion 9 of the first fitting part 10 here to a large extent being omitted in order to better see how the first fitting part 10 is to engage with the second fitting part 11. The first fitting part 10 may here be separated from the second fitting part 11. The second fitting part 11 may from this state move along the slot 14, opposite to the opening direction D1 of the openable element 1, in order to be received by the first fitting part 10, such as the head portion 13 moves into and inside the slot 14, into a first position, corresponding to a closed state of the door, which is illustrated in FIGS. 6 and 8.

[0079] When the second fitting part 11 is received by the first fitting part 10 in the first position the second fitting part 11 is movable in the opening direction. The second fitting part 11 is illustrated with the neck portion 15 being narrower than the edges 22 of the slot 14, so as the neck portion 15 is not blocked by the edges 22 of the slot 14 when the openable element 1 is moved from the open state into the closed state if the first fitting part 10 is oriented appropriate relative the second fitting part 11. Embodiments where it has the same width as the slot 14 may be possible, in such a case there may be a contact between the neck portion 15 and the edges 22 of the slot 14 at some point when the openable element 1 is moved between the closed and the open state.

[0080] The head portion 13 is shaped such that the second fitting part 11 is not blocked by the edges 22 of the slot 14 when entering into the first fitting part 10, if the first fitting part 10 is oriented appropriate relative the second fitting part 11. In order to be so, the second fitting part 11 should be arranged onto the openable element 1 at appropriate location in relation to where the first fitting part 10 is arranged onto the frame 3, in terms on what height, horizontal position and how much the head portion 13 is protruding out from the openable element 1. If the head portion 13 is protruding too little from the openable element 1 the head portion 13 may be blocked by surfaces of the slot 14 and if it is protruding too much it may be blocked the frame 3. The first fitting part 10 has optionally a first orientation portion 16, configured to facilitate an appropriate orientation when arranging it onto the post 32. One surface of the optional first orientation portion 16, is configured to be in contact with the frame 3. In the illustrated embodiment the first orientation portion 16 is shaped as a disc and the slot 14 is extending through the first orientation portion 16. The second fitting part 11 has optionally a second orientation portion 17, configured to facilitate an appropriate orientation when arranging it onto the openable element 1. One side of the second orientation portion 17 is configured to be in contact with the openable element 1.

[0081] In the illustrated embodiment the head portion 13 has a conical frustum shape but other shapes are possible dependent on the shape of the first fitting part 10. Other shapes of the neck portion 15, which is illustrated as cylindrical or disc shaped may also be possible dependent on the shape of the first fitting part 10.

[0082] In some embodiments the second fitting part 11 is somewhat flexible in relation to the openable element 1, the second fitting part 11 being arranged at an offset from an optimal location along the side of the openable element 1 where it is arranged on the openable element 1 in relation to the first fitting part. If the offset is sufficiently small, dependent on said flexibility, one of the guiding surfaces 20, seen in FIG. 9, may guide the second fitting part 11 into the slot 14 by contact between said guiding surface 20 and the second fitting part 11, when closing the openable element 1.

[0083] Further, the first abutment surface 18 is configured to receive the head portion 13 in the first position so as the head portion 13 is in contact with the first abutment surface 18. From the first abutment surface 18 the head portion 13, and the neck portion 15 may move along the slot 14, when the openable element 1 is moved towards the open state relative the frame 3. If, when the head portion 13 is received in the first position, a force is applied to the openable element 1, in a forcing direction D2, being substantially perpendicular to the opening direction D1, the head portion 13 may be moved to be received by a second abutment surface 19 in the second position. Such a force may be caused by efforts to pry open the openable element 1. The force in the forcing direction D2 may be applied with a tool such as a crowbar in order to be able to apply force in the opening direction, for instance by sticking in the crowbar between the opening element 1 and the frame 3 such as a portion of it is located at opposite side of the openable element 1 relative the opening direction. The second abutment surface 19 is shaped to prevent the head portion 13 from being moved along the slot 14 in the opening direction D1 when the second fitting part 11 of the openable element 1 is received in the second position. The head portion 13 is then oriented so that its cross section is too large for it to move along the slot 14, from the second position, since it is blocked by the second abutment surface 19. Applied force on the openable element 1 in the opening direction D1 is then resisted by forces between the first fitting part 10 and the second fitting part 11 of the fitting arrangement 5. If at least one latch is arranged onto the openable element 1 in combination with at least one latch receiving portion onto the frame 3, the fitting arrangement 5 may thereby prevent the latch from being broken up.

[0084] Lines P1 and P2 are shown in FIG. 9, as approximate locations of the topmost, as seen in FIG. 9, boundary surface of the slot 14 for head portion 13 at the first and second position, respectively, in order to visualize the function of the first and second position. A movement from the first position to the second position, of the head portion 13, which is downward in FIG. 9 along the forcing direction D2, may result in the head portion not being movable along the slot 14, due to the width of the head portion 13 relative to the width of the slot 14 with the boundary surface at P2.

[0085] The post 32 of the frame 3 is illustrated in FIG. 5 along with two fitting arrangements 5, with first fitting parts 10 arranged onto the post 32. The openable element 1, which the second fitting parts 11 are arranged onto, is here not illustrated, in order to better see the post 32 and the fitting arrangements 5. A plurality of fitting arrangements 5 may be used in order to increase the force provided by the fitting arrangements 5 preventing the openable element 1 to be pried open. When the openable element 1 is in the second position, the applied force in the opening direction D1 is resisted by forces between first and second fitting parts 11 of a plurality of fitting arrangements 5. A plurality of fitting arrangements 5 may therefore be arranged on the post 32.

[0086] In some embodiments it may be possible to return the second fitting part 11 to the first position by relaxing the force, which moved the second fitting part 11 to the second position, and possibly applying a force in the opposite direction than the direction D2 of said force applied when moving the second fitting part 11 to the second position. In such a manner the head portion 13 may be moved to be received by the first abutment surface 18. The openable element 1 may thereafter be regularly openable by applying a force in the opening direction D1 so as the head portion 13 moves along the slot 14.

[0087] FIG. 11 illustrates an embodiment of the fitting arrangement 5 with the fixation device 9. The fixation device 9 comprises a sleeve 26, the screwing means 12, which may be a wall screw, and a fitting screw 25. The sleeve 26 has threads on an outer surface configured to engage with the frame 3 when arranged thereto. The sleeve 26 is hollow and provided with inner threads. The inner threads are configured to engage with the fitting screw 25 configured to attach the first fitting part 10 to the fixation device 9. The wall screw 12 is rotatable relative to the sleeve 26. In the illustrated embodiment there are two fixation devices 9 to which the first fitting part 10 is attached. In an alternative embodiment the first fitting part 10 may be attached to a single fixation device 9. The fixation device 9 provides a solid and strong attachment of the first fitting part 10 to the frame 3 and wall.

[0088] The first fitting part 10 in this embodiment is formed as a plate with the slot 14 extending from one side. The features of this first fitting part 10 in its engagement with the second fitting part 11 in the second position is similar to the embodiments presented above. At the end of the slot 14 the first fitting part 10 is provided with a head portion receiving surface, also named second abutment surface 19 as discussed above. When entering the slot 14, the second fitting part 11 is moved to the first position when the neck portion 15 has moved to the end of the slot 14. When the second fitting part 11 is moved in the forcing direction D2, the head portion 13 is moved to the second position to be in engagement with the slot 14, or as described above with the second abutment surface 19. In that second position, the second fitting part 11 is prevented from moving in the opening direction D1 relative to the first fitting part 10.

[0089] The head portion receiving surface is shaped to correspond to the shape of the head portion 13 of the second fitting part 11. To correspond to the cone shaped head portion 13, the head portion receiving surface is provided as a corresponding recess. Said recess is provided at or around the end of the slot 14. The head portion receiving surface, or the recess thereof, is shaped to prevent the head portion 13 to move in the opening direction D1 when the second fitting part 11 has moved to the second position.

[0090] In the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 11, the first fitting part 10 is connected to two fixation devices 9, each comprising a screwing means 12 for attachment to a wall. In another embodiment, the illustrated fitting arrangement 5 may as well be provided with only one fixation device 9. The fixation device 9 comprises a sleeve 26 onto which the first fitting part 10 is attached. In one embodiment, the first fitting part 10 may be configured for attachment to a preinstalled fixation device 9. The first fitting part 10 is attached to the fixation device 9 by means of one or more screw 25 configured to be screwed into the hollow interior of the sleeve 26. This kind of attachment of the first fitting part 10 to a wall via the fixation device 9 is applicable to any embodiment of the fittings for an openable element.

[0091] FIG. 12 illustrates an embodiment of the fitting arrangement 5 with a different design of both the first and the second fitting parts 10, 11. The second fitting part 11 has a head portion 13 and a neck portion 15. The head portion 13 is flat shaped and/or disc shaped. The first fitting part 10 is formed as a plate with the slot 14 extending from one side. The features of the first fitting part 10 in its engagement with the second fitting part 11 in the second position is similar to the embodiments presented above. At the end of the slot 14 the first fitting part 10 is provided with a head portion receiving surface, also named second abutment surface 19 as discussed above. When entering the slot 14, the second fitting part 11 is moved to the first position when the neck portion 15 has moved to the end of the slot 14. When the second fitting part 11 is moved in the forcing direction D2, the head portion 13 is moved to the second position to be in engagement with the slot 14, or as described above with the second abutment surface 19. In that second position, the second fitting part 11 is prevented from moving in the opening direction D1 relative to the first fitting part 10.

[0092] The head portion receiving surface is shaped to correspond to the shape of the head portion 13 of the second fitting part 11. To correspond to the flat or disc shaped head portion 13, the head portion receiving surface is provided as a corresponding recess. Said recess is provided at or around the end of the slot 14. The head portion receiving surface, or the recess thereof, is shaped to prevent the head portion 13 to move in the opening direction D1 when the second fitting part 11 has moved to the second position.

[0093] In the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 12, the first fitting part 10 is connected to two fixation devices 9, each comprising a screwing means (not shown in FIG. 12) for attachment to a wall. In another embodiment, the illustrated fitting arrangement 5 may as well be provided with only one fixation device 9.

[0094] FIG. 13 illustrates an embodiment of the first fitting part 10 and the second fitting part 11 when the second fitting part 11 is in the first position. There are two screwing means 12 for the first fitting part 10, configured for attachment of the first fitting part 10 to a frame and/or a wall. The two screwing means 12 are arranged along a line. The second fitting part 11 is in the first position, and in a position where it is moveable to the second position. The center of the second fitting part 11 may then be arranged offset said line between the two screwing means of the first fitting part 10 by a distance X1. The distance X1 may be between 2-15 mm, between 2-10 mm, or between 4-6 mm. The center of the second fitting part 11 may be a radial center, a longitudinal center line, of the second fitting part 11. The second fitting part 11 may be arranged to the openable element by an attachment means 21, such as a screwing means. The attachment means 21 may have longitudinal center line which may constitute the center having an offset to the line between the screwing means 12 of the first fitting part. The line between the screwing means 12 may be formed by a line between the two longitudinal center lines of the two screwing means 12. The offset may be provided by the extension of the slot 14, providing the first position of the second fitting part 11 when the openable element is in the closed state. This function of a slot 14 configured to receive the second fitting part 11 at the first position with the described offset is applicable to any of the embodiments of the invention disclosed herein.

[0095] FIG. 14 illustrates an embodiment of the fitting arrangement 5, from two different angles, in which the second abutment surface 19, or head portion receiving surface, is formed as a part of the edges of the slot 14. Along the edges of the slot, one or two protrusions 14a is provided. The protrusions 14a extend in a direction perpendicular to the extension of the slot 14. When moving towards the open state or the closed state, the second fitting part 11 moves along the slot 14 such that the neck portion 15 extends such that the head portion 13 can move passed the protrusions 14a. This provides that the second fitting part 11 can be moved into the first position. When a force in the direction D2 is applied such that the second fitting part 11 is moved to the second position, the protrusions 14a at the edges of the slot 14 prevents the second fitting part to be moved in the opening direction D1. This is provided by the protrusions 14a blocking the way for the head portion 13. The second abutment surface 19 is formed by the protrusions 14a together with at least a part of the edge of the slot 14. The first fitting part 10 is configured to be attached to the sleeves 26 of the fixation devices 9 by means of fitting screws (not shown in FIG. 14)

[0096] FIG. 15 illustrates an embodiment of the fitting arrangement 5, from two different angles, in which, similar to the embodiment of FIG. 14, the second abutment surface 19, or head portion receiving surface, is formed as a part of the edges of the slot 14. One or two protrusions 14a is provided along the edges of the slot 14. In the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 15, the head portion 13 of the second fitting part 11 is provided with one or two recesses 13a, corresponding in shape and size with the protrusions 14a such as to enable engagement there between. When a force in the direction D2 is applied such that the second fitting part 11 is moved to the second position, the protrusions 14a prevents the second fitting part to be moved in the opening direction D1. This is provided by the protrusions 14a blocking the way for the head portion 13. In the embodiment of FIG. 15, the blocking is further provided by the protrusions 14a coming into engagement with the recesses 13a of the head portion 13. The second abutment surface 19 is formed by the protrusions 14a together with at least a part of the edge of the slot 14. As illustrated in FIG. 15, the second fitting part 11 may have a rectangular shape. The rectangular shape may be provided both on the head portion 13 and the neck portion 15. When having a rectangular shape, the head portion 13 may be wider than the neck portion 15 in one, or preferably at least two, directions of the rectangular shape. The head portion 13 may be wider than the neck portion in the two directions facing the edges of the slot 14 when the second fitting part 11 is moved along the extension of the slot in the opening direction D1. When having a rectangular shape, the second fitting part 11 may be fixed to the openable element 1 by means of two fastening means, such as screws, when in use. This may provide a more rigid attachment to the openable element 1.

[0097] The protrusions 14a may be formed by stamping on the edges of the slot 14. The first fitting part 10 is in some embodiments formed as a plate extending in a first plane. The slot 14 may have edges extending in a second plane in parallel with, but offset from, the first plane. The second abutment surface 19 may also extend in the second plane. Such function is provided in e.g. the embodiments in FIGS. 14 and 15. In those embodiments, the protrusions extend in a direction towards the first plane.

[0098] FIGS. 16-21 illustrate an embodiment where the first and second parts of the fitting arrangement is configured to be arranged in connection with a hinge of the openable element. The fitting arrangement is applicable to prevent the openable element 1 from being removed from the post 31 of the frame 3, which the openable element 1 is arranged onto via hinges 6, 7, see FIG. 1. In FIG. 16 the post 31 is illustrated from above with a hinge side fitting arrangement 23 and the hinge 6. An illustration from the same perspective, with the post 31 omitted, in order to better see the fitting arrangement 23 and the hinge 6, is seen in FIG. 17. The first fitting part 40 and the second fitting part 50 of the hinge side fitting arrangement 23 are attached to a first portion 60 and a second portion 61, respectively, of at least one of the hinges 6, 7, the first portion 60 and the second portion 61 being mutually rotatable about the axis A1.

[0099] The hinge side fitting arrangement 23 may be used in combination with the fitting arrangement 5 described above, or as a separate fitting arrangement. The attachment to a wall using a fixation device 9 as described above for the fitting arrangement 5 is equally applicable to components of the hinge side fitting arrangement 23.

[0100] The first fitting part 40 is arranged onto the post 31 with fixation device 9. The fixation device 9 comprises screwing means 12, which is screwed into the wall 4, see FIG. 1. The fixation device 9 further comprises a sleeve 26 attaching to the post 31 of the frame 3. A rigid and secure attachment of the hinge 6 that is thereby fixed to the wall may be provided. By screwing the first fitting part 10 directly into the wall 4, through the post 31 via the fixation device 9, any forces applied to the openable element 1 for movement prevented by the hinge side fitting arrangement 23 may not only be transferred to the post 31, but also to the wall 4. This increases the strength in the arrangement when the openable element 1 is exposed to forces due to e.g. an attempt of forced entry.

[0101] The second fitting part 50 is arranged with an attachment portion 53 onto the openable element 1. In FIG. 18 the post 31 is illustrated with the first fitting part 40 of the hinge side fitting arrangement 23, arranged onto the post 31. The first portion 60 of the hinge 6 to which the first fitting part 40 is attached is arranged onto the post 31. The first fitting part 40 comprises a slot 42 configured to receive the second fitting part 50, when closing the openable element 1.

[0102] In FIGS. 19 and 20, the second fitting part 50 of the hinge side fitting arrangement 23 is seen arranged onto the openable element 1. The second portion 61 of the hinge 6 is seen arranged onto the openable element and attached to the second fitting part 50. The second fitting part 50 may however to a large extent be concealed by the openable element 1.

[0103] The second fitting part 50 comprises a head portion 52 configured to be received by the slot 42 of the first fitting part 40. The second fitting part 50 is configured to move in the extension plane of the openable element 1 and to protrude from the openable element 1 in a direction D3 substantially perpendicular to the opening direction D1 and the axis A1. When the first fitting part 40 and the second fitting part 50 are arranged onto the openable element 1 and the post 31 respectively, as intended, the head portion 52 moves, in the direction D3 into the slot 42, by closing the openable element 1, in a direction opposite to the opening direction D1. A hinge 6 with a hinge side fitting arrangement 23 in the closed state of the openable element 1 is seen without the attachment portion 41 of the first fitting part 40, the head portion 52 being inside the slot 42.

[0104] The first fitting part 40 is configured to allow the second fitting part 50 to be decoupled from the first fitting part 40 when opening the openable element 1, by rotational movement in the direction D1, rotating the openable element 1 around axis A1 provided by the at least one hinge 6, 7. The head portion 52 may however be inside the slot 42 even when the openable element 1 is slightly open in order to prevent the openable element to be removed from the post 31, also if the openable element 1 is slightly opened by force. The first fitting part 40 may comprise an abutment surface 43 which is configured to prevent the second fitting part 50 from being decoupled from the first fitting part 40 if the openable element 1 is or has been translatory moved in a direction which is not parallel to the direction D3. Such a translatory movement, may be a result of efforts to pry open the openable element 1, for example by applying a force onto the openable element 1, with a tool which is sticked in between the openable element 1 and the post 31. For such a translatory movement, the abutment surface 43 of the first fitting part 40 blocks the head portion 13 from being moved out from the slot 41 in a direction opposite to the direction D3.

[0105] The force is thereby resisted by forces between the first fitting part 40 and the second fitting part 50. Hinge side fitting arrangements 23 may be used on one or several hinges 6, 7.

[0106] The first fitting part 40 and the second fitting part 50 of the hinge side fitting arrangement 23 may alternatively be mounted onto the doorpost 31 and the openable element 1 without being attached to hinges 6, 7. It is possible to use several hinge side fitting arrangements for the openable element, of which some are attached to hinges. Both the ones attached to hinges and the ones not attached to hinges may then resist efforts to remove the openable element 1 from the post 31, by forces between first fitting parts 40 and second fitting parts 50 of the hinge side fitting arrangements 23.

[0107] FIG. 21 illustrates an embodiment where with a hinge 6 for attachment to a frame and a wall by means of fixation device 9, comprising a screwing means 12 configured to extend into the wall. The hinge 6 may be screwed to the sleeve 26 via an adapter 45. The adapter 45 is configured to fit into the threaded hollow interior of the sleeve 26, and to have its own threaded hollow interior configured to receive the fitting screw 25 from the hinge 6. The adapter 45 comprises outer threads for threaded connection with the sleeve 26, and inner threads for threaded connection with the fitting screw 25 of the hinge 6. The hinge 6 constitutes the first part of the fitting arrangement. The hollow interior of the sleeve 26 may in one embodiment initially be non-threaded, and the adapter may be configured to be thread cutting, forming the threads when being screwed into the frame attachment screw.

[0108] In the drawings and specification, there have been disclosed preferred embodiments and examples of the invention and, although specific terms are employed, they are used in a generic and descriptive sense only and not for the purpose of limitation, the scope of the invention being set forth in the following claims.